Conversation 258-035

TapeTape 258StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 9:35 PMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 9:39 PMTape start time00:53:42Tape end time00:55:00ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Recording deviceOld Executive Office Building

AI Summary

President Nixon met with an unknown individual to review and finalize revisions for a message concerning senior citizens. The discussion focused on streamlining the draft by incorporating specific sections on property tax legislation while maintaining a concise overall length. Nixon ultimately decided against adding further content, concluding that the current document was already sufficiently comprehensive.

Senior citizensProperty taxSpeech writingLegislative policyWhite House drafting

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NARA Description

On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the President's office in the Old Executive Office Building at an unknown time between 9:35 pm and 9:39 pm. The Old Executive Office Building taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 258-035 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 258-35

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 9:35 pm and 9:39 pm
Location: Executive Office Building

The President talked with an unknown person

     “Senior Citizens” message
          -Changes in speech draft
          -Property tax
          -Length

Transcript (AI-Generated)

This transcript was generated automatically by AI and has not been reviewed for accuracy. Do not cite this transcript as authoritative. Consult the Finding Aid above for verified information.

The only two things that could be added, because I think that we want to get into central themes, is a short paragraph on the property tax law and another paragraph on the law that gives us a job to work on that.

I'll send a copy back over to you.

I don't want to add anything on it.

There are several other excellent things they've done.

There's so much in it already that it just doesn't matter.

This is just mine.

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